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The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murders

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The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murders - Wells, Jeffery
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As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets. Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. Each murder attributed to the killer occurred on a Saturday night, and for one terrifying spring in 1911, a fresh body turned up every Sunday morning. Amid a stifling investigation, slayings continued until 1915. As many as six men were arrested ...

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The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murders 2011, History Press, Charleston, SC

ISBN-13: 9781609493813

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